Candida haemulonii complex, an emerging threat from tropical regions?

ABSTRACT:

Background

Candida haemulonii complex-related species are pathogenic yeasts closely related to Candida auris with intrinsic antifungal resistance, but few epidemiological data are available.

Methodology/principal findings

We analyzed clinical and demographic characteristics of patients with fungemia due to C. haemulonii complex and related species (C. pseudohaemulonii, C. vulturna) reported in France during 2002-2021, and compared them to data of C. parapsilosis fungemia, as they all can be commensal of the skin. We also conducted a study on adult inpatients and outpatients colonized by C. haemulonii complex, managed at the University Hospital of Martinique during 2014-2020. Finally, we performed a literature review of fungemia due to C. haemulonii complex and related specie

SUBMITTER: Francoise U 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10437918 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature